I went to the COLLIN’S outlet at Cineleisure and tried their NZ King Salmon Baked Rice and Chicken Pizza (that’s on the lunch set menu and not on their normal menu).
First problem I have is with the ants! I saw a couple of them workers climbing around trying to find food! This is on the table on the opposite end of the kitchen door, and we were almost their first customer of the day. I don’t know, but I don’t really expect to see insects in a restaurant. If this is what we can see, what’s hidden in the places we can’t see? This isn’t exactly a deal breaker, but just one of the things I actually remember from the place. I don’t know, but I would have preferred to have better memories.
The pizza we ordered for sharing was decent. It was pretty thin crust, and the chicken was quite well grilled. Nothing to fault the pizza for, it was alright.
The salmon baked rice, on the other hand, was not up to what I expected. For $18, the portion wasn’t extremely big. I first thought to compare it to 18 Chef’s cheese baked rice. However, I think I might prefer 18 Chef’s a little bit more. The salmon were in small chunks, but large enough to be a big mouthful. The skin was on the salmon, and in general just felt a little dry and possibly overcooked. The taste of the cheese and sauce wasn’t really very appealing. Honestly, I couldn’t finish the baked rice at all. I wanted to at least finish the salmon, but couldn’t do it.
It was quite sad, because quite a few items on the menu looked really nice and I’d like to try them, but I don’t think I would go back or bring/recommend my friends and family to go there.
Side Note:
1) The booth seats were very close to the table. It would actually be good for studying. Hahaha.
Final Verdict:
Not the place for me.
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